12 books of Christmas: ‘Distinguished Inns’

There is, always, the place that sticks in your mind, that charming little inn that felt almost like home, but with nicer people and better linens.

I love browsing books like “Distinguished Inns of North America (Panache Partners, $34.95) not just because I sometimes aspire to be the kind of traveler who can stay at the Ashby Inn in Paris, Va., but because these lodgings sometimes lead us to places we might otherwise never go.

So although I never planned to go to Mineola, Texas, the text and photos showing “Fall Farm, a Fine Country Inn,” just might lure me there.

The other bonus of such a delightfully photographed tome: You’ll get some great decorating ideas.

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— Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel editor

[Image: www.panache.com]

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